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79NC · Ball Airport

FAA-LID · US · 3 NTSB events

ID 79NC Elev 366 ft Lat 36° 8.06' N Lon 78° 16.91' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,459 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 — 2,459 ft 40 ft ASPH-F Yes —
36 — 2,459 ft 40 ft ASPH-F Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 3 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587. 741 FT TURF OVERRUN SOUTH END OF RWY.
  • ·POT HOLES & GRAVEL FIRST 450 FT SOUTH END.
  • ·TREES ON CNTRLN. 40-50 FT TREES 55 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. +30 FT PLINE APPROX 1000 FT FROM THR ON CNTRLN. 50 FT TREES 50 FT FROM THR ON CNTRLN.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Hard landing 1

All time · n=3

  • Fire / smoke 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Hard landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-07-19 MICHAEL DEAN GRISSOM GRISSOM POBER PIXIE · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2007-11-11 LET L-33 Solo · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2002-06-23 Cessna 150D · Fire · VMC · day →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Wilfred Bernard Consol Raleigh NC 25 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Gasburg VA 32 nm
Francesco Gozzo Morrisville NC 32 nm
Jay Lindsey Nabors Cary NC 34 nm
Adam Everett Walters Smithfield NC 37 nm
Bruce Lyndon Moore Smithfield NC 37 nm
Charles Ray Walters Smithfield NC 37 nm
Christopher Allen Kreske Pikeville NC 41 nm
Matthew Eichel Pikeville NC 41 nm
Taft Louis Stallings Greenville NC 55 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
John William Styers Louisburg NC 2 nm
Brett Kenneth James Louisburg NC 2 nm
William James Graham Louisburg NC 2 nm
Sean Patrick Hamilton Louisburg NC 2 nm
Lloyd Vincent Cafran Youngsville NC 11 nm
Robert Christopher Liardi Jr Youngsville NC 11 nm
Richard Allan Rosinski Ii Youngsville NC 11 nm
Daniel Francis Donahue Youngsville NC 11 nm
Rajhriesh Saheed Paul Brown Youngsville NC 11 nm
Noah Christopher Scott Youngsville NC 11 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Brett Kenneth James Louisburg NC 2 nm
Miklos George Takacs Jr Louisburg NC 2 nm
Vernon Ball Dickerson Louisburg NC 2 nm
Todd Wayne Heming Louisburg NC 2 nm
Charles Ned Musser Louisburg NC 2 nm
Johnny Albert Mcghee Louisburg NC 2 nm
Kenneth Wayne Floyd Louisburg NC 2 nm
Herbert Earl Daniel Louisburg NC 2 nm
William Scott Story Louisburg NC 2 nm
Donald Raymond Langworthy Jr Louisburg NC 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 7 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 52 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 52 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 58 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 75 nm
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 97 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 97 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 101 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 106 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake, VA
 110 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.